The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-05-07
The Little Tycoon.

The Little Tycoon.
The prese of this charming
comic opera by the Monroe Amateurs
last Wednesday night was grand
success in every sense OF the word.
The best evidence of this fact Was the
immense audience that greeted the
Amateurs and the universal verdict
that they acquitted theselves adnlra
bly,. The Telegraph has no hesitancy
in saying that the verdict was a Just
from the star to the least important
one, knew and performed their. parts
well. There were no bitches, dragging
and side promptings usual in Amateur
performances, but the presentation was
gone through with sinoothness and
eclat worthy of professionals. All this
speaks volumes of praise for the di-
rector, Prof. Blees, and the leading
spirits who interested themselves in
giving the theatrical loving people of
Monroe this delightful treat.
The leading role, Violet, was taken
by Mrs. Alice Meyer, the charming
prima donna of Monroe. She has a
sweet, full voice and it has been culti-
waited TO perfection. 1t will be re-
membered that she was pupil of the
Conservatory Of Music in the Paris
America Cincinnati. Wednesday night
she was simply superb aud her audi
ence was thrilled, enraptured, by her
sweet melody. Especially was she just
splendid in her song, Glove Comes
Like a Summer Sigh" She is high
above many of the stars travelling to-
day.
The next important female character
was Miss Lou Bres, who takes the role
of Miss Hurricane. She acts with an
ease and grace born of experience and
is always called upon to take leading
parts in all the amateur performances
given here. She sustained her enviab!e
reputation in the Little Tycoon.
Miss Sallie Ray rs Dolly Dimple,
Violel's school friend, caught the audi
ence by her winning ways, ease and
grace of manner. She looked quite
pretty aud cute.
Among the principle male characters
were
Mr.. J. d. Oakley calvin Barry, al
forwards the Great Tycoon OF Japan.
His voice is excellent, as the people Of
Monroe we'll know and he is good
actor with it.
Mr.. w. G. Garnett rs Generl Knick-
erbocker was splendid. He acts more
like professional than an amateur
and deserves special credit and honor
able mention.
Mr.. w. II, Harnish in the role of
Rufus Ready, afterwards Gul Gul, in
terpreter to the Great Tycoon, acted
splendjdly. He was "ready fashioned"
for the dual character, in both of which
he acquitted himself admirably.
Mr.. Edward de Neveu, Lord Doll
phin, ali! ha !, had nothing to say, but
his role was very Iaughable one all
the way through and in his ludicrious
makeup and inilnitable take-otf OF
Sir Thomas Cat was the inspiration of
mirth itself.
Mr.. Thomas b. Stewart as Teddy,
Lord Dolphin's valet, is born actor,
young yet, but promises great things.
He kept the audience in uproarous
hilarity from his first appearance to
the close of the play. He was particu-
larry good in his song 'Old Ireland
why did 1 Lave Thee" and the
grand chorus.
Messrs. Henry Kaliski and Henry
More, custom house officials, did we'll
and performed their duty to the letter,
albeit the spirit of the law was some
what outraged.
The chorus of Japanese hobgoblins,
Misses Sallie Ray, Lena Kuhn, Katie
Wolf, Carrie and Minnie Steinau,
Nina Sanders, Eva Hanna, Lula Pres
ton and Fannie Callum, were bewitch-
iusly charming. Their beauty, ease
and grace Of movement was decided
attraction of the occasion.
The brigands and tourists, Messrs.
b. J. Saunders, Drury Lacy, John
Sanders, Eugene Rolleigh, j. NJ. Kern,
Ben Hanna and J. IL. Trousdale, were
material we'll selected.
Miss Ida G. Hawley, stage manager,
deserves special credit for the splendid
manner in which everything was ar
ranged and conducted and for the
superior way in which the Little 4'y-
coon was presented.
Not the least attraction, by any
means, of the occasion, was the music.
Mrs. II. o. Brewer, who presided at
the piano, displayed wonderful skill
and her execution of the opera was
without fault. With Prof. Blees at the
organ its rendition WAS all that could
be desired by lovers of music.
Messrs J. M. Kern and Henry Ka-
liski, scenic artists, deserve great praise
for the stage scenery, painted by them
especially for tho occasion. Their do
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